Paisley Grammar School Faculty of Expressive Arts: Music Technology Music Technology National 3,4,5 & Higher Music Technology Paisley Grammar School - Faculty of Expressive Arts: National 3, 4, 5 & Higher Music Technology ConceptsPage 1
CH Concepts from the levels below your level of presentation should also be known. National 3 Concepts Melody/Harmony Rhythm/Tempo Texture/Structure/Form Timbre/Dynamics ascending accent/accented unison/octave acoustic/electronic descending beat/pulse harmony/chord striking (hitting), step (stepwise) BPM (beats per solo blowing, bowing, leap (leaping) minute) accompanied/ strumming, plucking repetition 2, 3 or 4 beats in the bar unaccompanied acoustic guitar, sequence on the beat/off the beat repetition electric guitar improvisation repetition riff piano, organ, chord slower/faster ostinato synthesiser chord change pause drum kit drum fill voice/vocals crescendo (cres) diminuendo (dim) Paisley Grammar School - Faculty of Expressive Arts: National 3, 4, 5 & Higher Music Technology ConceptsPage 2
UE55ES8000 National 3 Concepts Technological Developments Technological terms Styles and genres player pianos beat jazz acoustic horn/cylinder capture blues wax cylinders channel rock gramophone records distortion/overload disco vinyl LPs and 45 RPM dry/wet MIDI sequenced data session log track (names / list) virtual instrument tracks volume Learners are also expected to use a range of controls, effects and processes in their Assignment, drawn from the following lists: Controls and Effects delay EQ (equalisation) gain/trim mono(phonic) panning playback record reverb(eration) stereo(phonic) time domain Processes backup copy format mix/mixing/balance normalising sampled save audio/stereo master USB (port) Paisley Grammar School - Faculty of Expressive Arts: National 3, 4, 5 & Higher Music Technology ConceptsPage 3
Concepts from the levels below your level of presentation should also be known. National 4 Concepts Melody/Harmony Rhythm/Tempo Texture/Structure/Form Timbre/Dynamics major/minor syncopation binary AB woodwind (tonality) 2 3 4 6 ternary ABA instruments broken chord/ 4 4 4 8 verse and chorus (song structure) string instruments arpeggio anacrusis middle 8 brass instruments change of key accel(erando) imitation percussion pedal rall(entando) instruments scale a tempo bass guitar octave distortion vamp muted scat singing backing vocals voices S A T B Paisley Grammar School - Faculty of Expressive Arts: National 3, 4, 5 & Higher Music Technology ConceptsPage 4
National 4 Concepts Technological Developments Technological terms Styles and genres radio apps ragtime juke box arrange window swing CD players arrangement skiffle MP3 players clipping synth pop electric guitar (solid body) feedback electronica/dance music electronic organ file management rap intro/outro lead vocal popping and blasting sibilance take tempo Learners are also expected to use a range of controls, effects and processes in their Assignment, drawn from the following lists: Controls and Effects Processes compression/expansion, click track effects (FX) copy fader cut and past line level effects pedals microphone level final mix, tone control transport bar/controls general MIDI (GM) guide vocal import/export input/output mute overdub peak sequencer signal path synchronisation (sync) WAV/AIFF file Paisley Grammar School - Faculty of Expressive Arts: National 3, 4, 5 & Higher Music Technology ConceptsPage 5
Concepts from the levels below your level of presentation should also be known. National 5 Concepts Melody/Harmony Rhythm/Tempo Texture/Structure/Form Timbre/Dynamics atonal ritardando (rit) strophic arco cluster cross rhythms walking bass pizzicato inverted pedal homophonic rolls chromatic polyphonic voices mezzo whole tone scale coda soprano, baritone glissando bridge / link passage modulation instrumental break countermelody pitch bend tone/semitone Paisley Grammar School - Faculty of Expressive Arts: National 3, 4, 5 & Higher Music Technology ConceptsPage 6
National 5 Concepts Technological Developments Technological terms Styles and genres reel to reel magnetic tape glitch rock n roll stereo LPs hum Scottish/Celtic rock guitar pick-up cyclical/loop 60s pop 8-track recording/multi-track play list punk recording (analogue and sampler country music digital) sound card hip hop audio/midi interface spillage / leakage musicals virtual instruments toolbox performance software transpose Learners are also expected to use a range of controls, effects and processes in their Assignment, drawn from the following lists: Controls and Effects auxiliary in(put)/out(put) (Aux) auxiliary send/return boost EQ/cut EQ chorus effect and depth close mic d db (decibels) gated reverberation (reverb) LFO noise gate pitch bend punch in/out Processes beat-matching digital processor drop in/out fade in/out import/export latency locators markers multi effects processor quantisation vocal enhancer Paisley Grammar School - Faculty of Expressive Arts: National 3, 4, 5 & Higher Music Technology ConceptsPage 7
Concepts from the levels below your level of presentation should also be known Higher Concepts Melody/Harmony Rhythm/Tempo Texture/Structure/Form Timbre/Dynamics relative major/minor time changes through-composed harmonics interval irregular time accents inversion signatures staccato marks phrase marks Paisley Grammar School - Faculty of Expressive Arts: National 3, 4, 5 & Higher Music Technology ConceptsPage 8
Higher Concepts Technological Developments Technological terms Styles and genres stereo LPs ambience musique concrète bass guitar clipping impressionist electronic drum kit file compression jazz funk cassette recorder/player/ impedance soul music tape patch indie DJ decks/mixer parameters new wave minidisc proximity effect sequencer simulator streaming audio track object velocity Learners are also expected to use a range of controls, Effects and processes in their Assignment, drawn from the following lists: Controls and Effects auxiliary in(put)/out(put) (Aux) auxiliary send/return boost EQ/cut EQ chorus effect and depth close mic d db (decibels) gated reverberation (reverb) LFO noise gate pitch bend punch in/out Processes beat-matching digital processor drop in/out fade in/out import/export latency locators markers multi effects processor quantisation vocal enhancer Paisley Grammar School - Faculty of Expressive Arts: National 3, 4, 5 & Higher Music Technology ConceptsPage 9